1989 Indiana
5–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Bill Mallory. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 43–11Oct 7
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Kentucky | L 14–17 | 55% |
| Sep 16 | vs Missouri | W 24–7 | 73% |
| Sep 30 | vs Toledo | W 32–12 | 72% |
| Oct 7 | vs Northwestern | W 43–11 | 85% |
| Oct 14 | at Ohio State | L 31–35 | 57% |
| Oct 21 | vs Minnesota | W 28–18 | 72% |
| Oct 28 | at 5Michigan | L 10–38 | 29% |
| Nov 4 | vs Michigan State | L 20–51 | 60% |
| Nov 11 | at Wisconsin | W 45–17 | 69% |
| Nov 18 | at 12Illinois | L 28–41 | 38% |
| Nov 25 | vs Purdue | L 14–15 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 15–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.
Heisman voteAnthony Thompson, second
Led the nationAnthony Thompson: rushing yards (1,793 yds), rushing touchdowns (24 TD), points (154 pts), points per game (14.20)
Maxwell AwardAnthony Thompson, RB; also the Walter Camp
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 289–262
- Coach
- Bill Mallory
- Elo
- 1531 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.8 No. 50 of 103; offense No. 41, defense No. 63
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 50 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Novak
- Captains
- Ian Beckles and Anthony Thompson
- Most valuable player
- Anthony Thompson
Drafted in 1990
The 1990 draft| Rd 2 | Anthony Thompson RB | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Rd 5 | Ian Beckles OG | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Anthony ThompsonRBAP-1; UPI-1- Ron VargoCAP-2; UPI-1
- Ian BecklesOGAP-2; UPI-1
- Mike DumasDBAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Todd OberdorfOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1989 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Illinois | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Ohio State | 6–2 | 8–4 | 24 |
| Michigan State | 6–2 | 8–4 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Iowa | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Northwestern | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.